Contrary
Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.
Disagreeing and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disagreeing" instead an adjective "Contrary".
Disagreeing
Disagreeing adjective - Not being in agreement or harmony.
Usage example: the teenagers' disagreeing accounts of what happened that night make me wonder if either is telling the truth
Contrary and disagreeing are semantically related. You can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Disagreeing".
Nearby Words: disagreeable, disagreement
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- incongruous and contrary
- incongruous and disagreeing
- discordant and contrary
- discordant and disagreeing
- antagonistic and contrary
- antagonistic and disagreeing
- incompatible and contrary
- incompatible and disagreeing
- clashing and contrary
- clashing and disagreeing
- contradictory and contrary
- contradictory and disagreeing
- inconsistent and contrary
- inconsistent and disagreeing
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